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Hack:   Hack the Windows NT/2000/XP Boot Loader
Subject:   Grub booting XP on one disk, Linux on another
Date:   2005-10-23 06:47:58
From:   keithglos
Response to: Grub booting XP on one disk, Linux on another

I recently copied a disk image to a stand alone hard disk. Used for the first time a boot live Linux. I found the dd command would only write from head 0 track 1 sector 1, this should have been head 0 track 0 sector 1 for the PC bios to find it. If this is normal (OK for writing to floppy) it would explain some of the difficulties here. I added bs=32256 (512x63) and skip=1, and hand copied the mbr from the file to the correct location, which then worked.
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  • Grub booting XP on one disk, Linux on another
    2006-09-19 02:09:12  kash01 [View]

    Hi,

    Another newbie here ( again !! ).
    I had Windows XP on hda and installed FC5 on hdb.
    I was able to get the menu to select windows or FC5 . All was fine until i did the recommended updates in FC5. Fine with all the updates ( installed ok ) but at reboot, al i get is GRUB ( note there is no prompt or anything !!
    I have lost Windows / FC5 . Can anyone help me please because i need my Windows ( got lots of important stuff on it )
    Help !!

    Kash
  • Grub booting XP on one disk, Linux on another
    2005-10-23 07:15:41  keithglos [View]

    Sorry, I meant write TO head 0,track 0, sector1.
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